The Most-Used Commands

Tip: For a list of particularly interesting Yubnub commands, check out Yubnub Golden Eggs. Also see the Most-Used Commands.

Tip: You can search the descriptions by typing "ls [word or phrase]". For example, to search for all commands about music, type "ls music".

DOS
It has the essential dos commands fully explained and has unique search cum ad banners in it .
117 uses - Created 2005-07-12 06:35:50 - Last used 2024-10-23 11:12:11 - Nominate - Description - http://www.freewebs.com/golokchandramandal/

ubuntuq
Makes a full text search in the Ubuntu wiki site. Quick solutions made by the Ubuntu community. Example ubuntuq ssh
117 uses - Created 2006-01-19 09:02:37 - Last used 2009-07-01 18:58:44 - Nominate - Description - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/?action=fullsearch&context=180&value=%s&fullsearch=Text

ybchart
the 5 days candlesticks basic chart I like from yahoo, try ybchart SZE.PA author: GaRZoL
117 uses - Created 2005-08-11 08:19:24 - Last used 2010-03-26 13:45:16 - Nominate - Description - http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=%s&t=5d&l=on&z=m&q=c&c=

nypl
Search New York Public Library catalog
117 uses - Created 2005-10-09 05:00:47 - Last used 2022-05-22 13:41:24 - Nominate - Description - http://leopac1.nypl.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=11I88330B3T43.1608&menu=search&aspect=basic&npp=10&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=dial--3&ri=1&source=%7E%21dial&index=GW&term=%s&x=0&y=0&aspect=basic

fed
fedora the new freeware version of redhat linux.
117 uses - Created 2005-12-22 10:39:34 - Last used 2023-05-05 00:42:05 - Nominate - Description - http://fedora.redhat.com/download/

installing
Brings you to the documentation showing you how to integrate YubNub with many types of browsers and mobile phones.
117 uses - Created 2005-12-29 09:07:35 - Last used 2019-12-20 23:35:41 - Nominate - Description - http://www.yubnub.org/documentation/describe_installation

lex
Searches lexxe for the answer to your natural language question
117 uses - Created 2006-01-07 23:54:09 - Last used 2024-12-30 04:06:10 - Nominate - Description - http://www.lexxe.com/main.cfm?sstring=%s

upload

117 uses - Created 2006-01-08 21:31:27 - Last used 2020-06-26 06:33:16 - Nominate - Description - http://shareator.com/

wco
SYNOPSIS wco [keywords] EXAMPLE wco New York City Performs a search in Wikimedia Commons using the given keywords. Much better than the wc command, which just appends your query to the Wikimedia Commons URL and thus tends to fail most of the time, even for articles that *are* there. -elzr
117 uses - Created 2006-01-12 23:45:24 - Last used 2010-01-05 20:12:40 - Nominate - Description - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=%s

prun
Searches www.pricerunner.com, which displays quotes from different sellers. Works much better than other similar web sites (such as pricegrabber.com or Yahoo! Shopping).
117 uses - Created 2006-08-17 15:15:38 - Last used 2012-04-18 18:33:27 - Nominate - Description - http://www.pricerunner.com/search?q=%s

sales
Provide sales tax and use tax rates in United States
117 uses - Created 2006-08-23 17:24:37 - Last used 2020-06-30 06:34:05 - Nominate - Description - http://www.salestaxsolutions.net

wdb
Use the Mercedes Benz VIN Decoding Service from MB Club Russia to get more information on a specific car. Type wdb following the vin: wdb WDB1260000A000000 Note: the above is not a working vin ;)
117 uses - Created 2007-03-10 12:34:15 - Last used 2009-12-04 19:59:50 - Nominate - Description - http://www.mbclub.ru/mb/vin/view.html?lng=eng&full=1&vin=%s

aps
aps: astrophysics search Search on astro-ph (arxiv) and ADS at the same time. Syntax (for more details see 'man adsa' or man 'aph'): aps [<title>] [-year <year>] [-author <author>]
117 uses - Created 2007-06-19 15:28:55 - Last used 2023-01-23 02:52:39 - Nominate - Description - split {url aph %s} {url adsa %s}

sfgr
Search San Francisco Chronicle restaurant listings.
117 uses - Created 2007-10-11 23:55:24 - Last used 2009-03-21 00:29:26 - Nominate - Description - http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/listings/restaurants/basic?cuisine=&loc=&term=%s&Go.x=0&Go.y=0&Go=Search&Submit=Search

tf1
Searches the French news site TF1.
117 uses - Created 2008-08-11 21:51:36 - Last used 2024-11-20 11:29:53 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q="%s"+site:tf1.fr

ngd
nogastesdemasiado.com ejemplo: ngd htc para ahorrar en tus compras (by l3utterfish)
117 uses - Created 2008-12-16 09:55:30 - Last used 2014-03-23 21:02:56 - Nominate - Description - http://nogastesdemasiado.com/0/1004/index.htm?model=%s+&submit.x=0&submit.y=0

yonkis
para abrir yonkis.com directamente... by zoex
117 uses - Created 2009-03-10 01:48:21 - Last used 2017-11-18 09:44:28 - Nominate - Description - http://yonkis.com

ic6
icon search at iconseeker.com
117 uses - Created 2009-07-20 10:31:20 - Last used 2013-03-18 16:13:50 - Nominate - Description - http://www.iconseeker.com/search/%s/

https-old

117 uses - Created 2011-05-17 12:55:48 - Last used 2020-04-15 17:28:12 - Nominate - Description - http://shop.utility-gate.de/procurement/WebDriver?ACT=Login&EID=18

suse
Suse package search on software.opensuse.org
117 uses - Created 2010-07-28 11:44:45 - Last used 2023-10-06 09:35:56 - Nominate - Description - http://software.opensuse.org/search/?q=%s

trpt2
http://www.linguee.com.br/portugues-espanhol/
117 uses - Created 2015-10-26 08:35:28 - Last used 2018-03-08 04:18:28 - Nominate - Description - http://www.linguee.com.br/portugues-espanhol/search?source=auto&query=%s

imd
Looks up shows in the Internet Movie Database Example: imd hobbit Takes you to the results of the movies
117 uses - Created 2014-03-19 08:29:15 - Last used 2025-08-01 14:05:48 - Nominate - Description - http://www.imdb.com/find?q=%s

fbsearch
Full-text search books using fbsearch.ru search engine. Example: fbsearch all words Example: fbsearch "Search for whole sentence"
117 uses - Created 2020-01-20 08:14:56 - Last used 2025-08-23 19:11:00 - Nominate - Description - https://fbsearch.ru/search.php?q=%s

aix51 (Golden Egg)
Perform an "exact phrase" search of IBM's AIX 5.1 documentation
116 uses - Created 2005-06-08 14:03:09 - Last used 2014-02-06 18:44:04 - Description - http://publibn.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/ds_form?JavaScript=Yes&newlang=en_US&newview=Books&query=%s&SearchType=0&viewset=AIX&view=Books&mtime=1059597174&lang=en_US&expanded=1&index=ADMCNCEN%2CASYCOMEN%2CBSADMNEN%2CCMADMNEN%2CNISPLSEN%2CPRFTUNEN%2CPRINTREN%2CRSCTEN%2CWSMADMEN%2CX25USREN&AllIndexes=ADMCNCEN%2CASYCOMEN%2CBSADMNEN%2CCMADMNEN%2CNISPLSEN%2CPRFTUNEN%2CPRINTREN%2CRSCTEN%2CWSMADMEN%2CX25USREN&index=INSGDEN%2CINSPKEN%2CLPARINEN%2CNIMGDEN&AllIndexes=INSGDEN%2CINSPKEN%2CLPARINEN%2CNIMGDEN&index=USRCMMEN%2CUSRSDVEN&AllIndexes=USRCMMEN%2CUSRSDVEN&index=DDNATIEN%2CDIAGUNEN%2CGENPRGEN%2CGL32PREN%2CKERNEXEN%2CPROGCMEN%2CWNPGDEN&AllIndexes=DDNATIEN%2CDIAGUNEN%2CGENPRGEN%2CGL32PREN%2CKERNEXEN%2CPROGCMEN%2CWNPGDEN&index=DSMITGEN%2CPGHMSGEN%2CPHGCUSEN%2CPHGGETEN%2CPHGISOEN%2CPHGREFEN%2CPHGTRFEN%2CPHGUNDEN&AllIndexes=DSMITGEN%2CPGHMSGEN%2CPHGCUSEN%2CPHGGETEN%2CPHGISOEN%2CPHGREFEN%2CPHGTRFEN%2CPHGUNDEN&index=ALANGREN%2CCMDS01EN%2CCMDS02EN%2CCMDS03EN%2CCMDS04EN%2CCMDS05EN%2CCMDS06EN%2CFILESEN%2CGLOSRYEN%2COPENGLEN&AllIndexes=ALANGREN%2CCMDS01EN%2CCMDS02EN%2CCMDS03EN%2CCMDS04EN%2CCMDS05EN%2CCMDS06EN%2CFILESEN%2CGLOSRYEN%2COPENGLEN&index=BSTRF1EN%2CBSTRF2EN%2CCMTRF1EN%2CCMTRF2EN%2CGL32TREN%2CISOSUBEN%2CKTREF1EN%2CKTREF2EN%2CKYBDTEEN%2CPHGSUBEN&AllIndexes=BSTRF1EN%2CBSTRF2EN%2CCMTRF1EN%2CCMTRF2EN%2CGL32TREN%2CISOSUBEN%2CKTREF1EN%2CKTREF2EN%2CKYBDTEEN%2CPHGSUBEN

bored
go here if your bored and at work
116 uses - Created 2005-06-10 17:40:42 - Last used 2023-02-01 09:46:11 - Nominate - Description - http://atworkandbored.com/

bs
Brave Search - Search the web privately. ---------- Old implementation: http://www.blocksheep.com/
116 uses - Created 2005-06-12 00:44:18 - Last used 2025-07-01 21:14:51 - Nominate - Description - https://search.brave.com/search?q=%s

jw
print $_ foreach (@blog_entry);
116 uses - Created 2005-06-13 03:37:35 - Last used 2025-01-22 08:36:49 - Nominate - Description - http://www.johnwyles.com/cgi-bin/mt-search.cgi?IncludeBlogs=1&search=%s

pp

116 uses - Created 2005-06-16 22:28:45 - Last used 2024-07-11 16:50:52 - Nominate - Description - http://www.puzzlepirates.com

met
This command searches google news for "metlife"
116 uses - Created 2005-06-17 18:08:35 - Last used 2025-05-06 09:53:22 - Nominate - Description - http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=metlife&btnG=Search+News

lotto
Check if your numbers won in the Irish National Lottery (www.lotto.ie). Example: lotto -no1 2 -no2 11 -no3 21 -no4 23 -no5 26 -no6 27 -draws 8 Will check if the numbers 2,11,21,23,26,27 were successful in the last 8 Lotto draws. Switch "-draws" defaults to 8, other values are 30 or 100.
116 uses - Created 2005-07-28 14:57:19 - Last used 2024-07-21 01:50:25 - Nominate - Description - http://www.lotto.ie/mynumbers/mynumbers.asp?no1=${no1}&no2=${no2}&no3=${no3}&no4=${no4}&no5=${no5}&no6=${no6}&draws=${draws=8}[post]

mfone
Search moviefone.com (movies.aol.com) for movies or DVDs. Example: mfone the new world
116 uses - Created 2006-01-21 20:03:49 - Last used 2013-05-04 02:41:06 - Nominate - Description - http://movies.aol.com/search/movieanddvdresults.adp?query=%s

hus
Search particular user on all hubs
116 uses - Created 2006-03-11 19:43:31 - Last used 2020-05-24 04:07:15 - Nominate - Description - http://www.hublist.org/?p=search&mode=users&nick=%s&when=&country=

cdev
Searches CocoaDev Wiki using Google
116 uses - Created 2006-07-01 19:53:42 - Last used 2014-07-02 02:49:16 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Awww.cocoadev.com&q=%s

gsot
Gamespot Off-Topic Board
116 uses - Created 2006-07-27 01:55:17 - Last used 2008-06-24 20:57:58 - Nominate - Description - http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_topics.php?board_id=314159273

mg2
searches german meta-search-engine metager2 - metasuche ohne müll. example: mg2 foo
116 uses - Created 2006-08-15 18:17:49 - Last used 2023-07-28 23:21:54 - Nominate - Description - http://www.metager2.de/search.php?q=%s

Chicago
Chicago mortgage offers details on how paperwork could affect the Chicago mortgage rates and also speaks about the help offered by mortgage brokers in getting unconventional mortgage loans in Chicago.
116 uses - Created 2006-11-15 11:11:08 - Last used 2020-03-30 09:27:01 - Nominate - Description - http://www.illinoismortgagedepo.com/chicago-mortgage.html

jk
Goes straight to a URL. Seems pointless I know, but useful in that you no longer need an address bar.
116 uses - Created 2006-10-17 19:00:11 - Last used 2024-12-15 16:22:46 - Nominate - Description - %s

hypep
NAME hypep - Open audio stream from The Hype Machine SYNOPSIS hypep [SONG OR ARTIST] EXAMPLES hypep menomena <-- Searches The Hype Machine for the band "menomena" and streams the resulting m3u playlist (Winamp format). hypep menomena -f asx <-- Searches The Hype Machine for the band "menomena" and streams the resulting asx playlist (Windows Media Player format). hypep menomena -f smil <-- Searches The Hype Machine for the band "menomena" and streams the resulting smil playlist (RealPlayer forma…
116 uses - Created 2007-03-09 02:02:37 - Last used 2012-05-27 00:42:04 - Nominate - Description - http://hypem.com/playlist/search/%s/${f=m3u}/1/today.${f=m3u}

serialz
Searches serialz.to
116 uses - Created 2007-03-31 19:15:49 - Last used 2023-03-30 08:15:06 - Nominate - Description - http://www.serialz.to/%s.htm

en2de

116 uses - Created 2007-05-15 01:56:21 - Last used 2024-02-19 02:13:30 - Nominate - Description - http://dict.tu-chemnitz.de/dings.cgi?lang=de&noframes=1&service=&query=%s&optword=1&optcase=1&opterrors=0&optpro=0&style=&dlink=self

simyo
Dutch sim only phone site.
116 uses - Created 2007-09-24 11:55:56 - Last used 2025-05-12 10:14:07 - Nominate - Description - https://www.simyo.nl/selfcare/servlet/Start

latinnd
Looks up the word specified in Willian Whittaker's WORDS latin dictionary at the online version hosted at the University of Notre Dane
116 uses - Created 2007-10-29 20:48:21 - Last used 2010-10-05 09:10:29 - Nominate - Description - http://www.archives.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wordz.pl?keyword=%s

drapi6
Searches in http://api.drupal.org for Drupal 6
116 uses - Created 2008-04-08 13:33:45 - Last used 2011-04-05 17:56:22 - Nominate - Description - http://api.drupal.org/api/search/6/%s

loancalc
Loan calculator
116 uses - Created 2008-06-25 19:33:53 - Last used 2014-01-08 10:52:58 - Nominate - Description - http://www.bankrate.com/brm/popcalc2.asp

ppcgpro
PPCGeeks.com Touch Pro Forum
116 uses - Created 2008-11-24 14:00:08 - Last used 2009-09-25 10:30:30 - Nominate - Description - http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/forumdisplay.php?f=63

dale
Zoek woorden in het Nederlandse Van Dale woordenboek
116 uses - Created 2008-11-30 16:07:21 - Last used 2024-07-31 07:25:43 - Nominate - Description - http://www.vandale.nl/opzoeken?pattern=%s&lang=nn

see

116 uses - Created 2008-12-16 08:05:42 - Last used 2024-10-25 16:32:27 - Nominate - Description - http://seezzy.com

xdas
Search xda-developers.com using google
116 uses - Created 2009-03-24 12:03:24 - Last used 2018-08-31 05:00:02 - Nominate - Description - http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=site%3Axda-developers.com+%s

d7api
I always found the drapi* commands cumbersome. Everyone I know refers to Drupal as Dn where n is the version. So d5api, d6api and d7api is here.
116 uses - Created 2009-05-18 23:29:23 - Last used 2013-12-09 08:00:21 - Nominate - Description - http://api.drupal.org/api/search/7/%s

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